1. FC Köln II

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1. FC Köln II
Full name1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V.
Nickname(s)Die Geißböcke (The Billy Goats)
Founded1948 (club)
GroundFranz-Kremer-Stadion
Capacity5,457
ManagerMark Zimmermann
LeagueRegionalliga West
2022–2314th

1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V. II, commonly known as simply 1. FC Köln II or 2. FC Köln, is a German football team based in Cologne. It is the reserve team of German association football club 1. FC Köln.

The team has qualified for the first round of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, seven times and managed to reach the second round, three times. The team currently plays in the fourth tier of German Football, the Regionalliga West.

History[edit]

Their biggest ever win was in May 2013 when they defeated MSV Duisburg II 9-0. In the 2001–02 season, the managed to win the Oberliga Nordrhein and was promoted to the Regionalliga Nord, but was then relegated back to it in the 2007–08 season. They joined the Regionalliga West in 2008 when the Oberliga Nordrhein became defunct and finished 8th in their first season.

They have played in the DFB-Pokal 10 times. The first ever time was in the 1976–77 season when they were knocked out in the first round by Hamburger SV. The most recent time playing in the cup was in the 2005–06 season when they were knocked out by Hannover 96 in the first round, in a 0-4 home loss.

Honours[edit]

Stadium[edit]

The Franz-Kremer-Stadion is the home of 1. FC Köln II. It was named after legendary chairman Franz Kremer.[2]

Current squad[edit]

As of 30 July 2023[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Jonas Nikisch
2 DF Germany GER Meiko Sponsel
3 MF Montenegro MNE Emin Kujovic
4 DF Germany GER Teoman Akmestanli
5 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Rijad Smajić
6 DF Germany GER Stephan Salger
7 FW Germany GER Oliver Schmitt
8 DF Germany GER Mikail Özkan
9 FW Germany GER Justin Diehl
10 MF Germany GER Simon Breuer
11 DF Germany GER Winzent Suchanek
12 DF Germany GER Elias Bakatukanda
13 FW Portugal POR João Pinto
14 DF Germany GER Tidiane Toure
15 MF Germany GER Jonas Saliger
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF United States USA Adam Lenges
17 MF Germany GER Vladislav Fadeev
18 DF Germany GER Georg Strauch
19 FW Croatia CRO Antonio Verinac
20 DF Togo TOG Pierre Nadjombe
21 FW Germany GER Jeremy Mekoma
22 DF Germany GER Marlon Monning
23 FW Germany GER Yannick Freischlad
24 GK Germany GER Mike Dreier
27 GK Germany GER Tobias Trautner
37 MF Germany GER Marco Höger
DF Germany GER Max Finkgräfe
MF Germany GER Meiko Wäschenbach
FW Germany GER Damion Downs

Past Managers[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Oberliga Nordrhein 2001/2002 - Fussballdaten". Fussballdaten (translated by Google). Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Franz-Kremer-Stadion - 1.FC Köln II - German Football Grounds". German Football Grounds. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  3. ^ "U21 1. FC Köln Saison 2023/24". 1. FC Köln. Retrieved 2023-07-30.

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